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2009 Christmas Parade Winners
The Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce has announced winners in six categories, plus two prize drawings, for the 2009 Christmas Parade.
Novelty: First-Wilton Anderson; Second-CFPCS FFA
Church: First-Pentecostal; Second-Ministerial Association
Best Decorated Car: First-Sklyar Johnson; Second-Relay For Life Pageant Runner-up
Classic Car: First-Red Dot; Second-Tony Bonds
Antique: First-Henry Reynolds; Second-Tookie Sword
Best Overall: Pentecostal
Bicycle Giveaway: Jacob Ashley
Gun Raffle: Roger Hunnicut
Mindy's Cafe and Bakery Opening
Mindy's Cafe & Bakery will open Thursday November 19. Hours of operation
will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. A full menu of
short order foods and desserts will be available.
"Please come and have some dinner & dessert with us and consider Mindy's Cafe & Bakery for your next cake need," Mindy Boggs Rogers said. "I have been doing cake decorating for three years now and am very excited for the chance to follow my dream and open my own business, I hope it will prove to be very beneficial for the town and everybody here."
She earned a baking certification from Tri-County Technical Collegeand a business management degree from Piedmont Technical College.
Independance Day Celebration
by Sherlyn York
The Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Independence Day music program from 7-11 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Blue Hole Recreation Area. Fair Play Band of Greenville will perform. The program is sponsored by the Chamber and produced by John Fleming of Savannah Valley Entertainment. Calhoun Falls Charter School Athletic Boosters will be selling food. The admission is $5.00 per car. Plan to come and invite your family and friends. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on. No alcohol is allowed.
Personality Award
Keith "Chickenleg" Ashley received the Personality award during the Calhoun Falls Town-Wide Yard Sale, according to Sherlyn York, Chamber Executive Director. Ashley helped lead the effort to establish a public charter school.
Vacation Pay Withheld
by Rick Spruill, Staff Writer, Independent-Mail
Mohawk Industries, a global supplier of residential and commercial flooring products, has laid off roughly 120 workers from its Calhoun Falls textile manufacturing facility, and some employees said it has been without severance or vacation pay...Full Story
Christmas Bike
by Sherlyn York
Four-year-old Claire Nichols of Calhoun Falls was pleasantly surprised when Santa and Mrs. Clause made a special delivery of the bicycle she won during the "Santa House" event co-sponsored by Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce and K&A Favorite foods Restaurant. The event was held on three Friday evenings prior to Christmas at K&A Restaurant.
Mohawk Layoffs
Mohawk has announced a possible 130 layoffs in the carding, winding, and spinning departments, beginning in about 16 days from January 13, 2009. Reports indicate that layoffs will be made to allow the company to make adjustments to the closed departments. Eighteen jobs are open at other Mohawk facilities in four states. Mohawk's net sales declined eight percent in 2008, according to the company website. WYFF Report
Buyer Seeking Textile Mill
Environmental studies of the former Westpoint Stevens textile mill are underway as part of a real estate deal that could result in new ownership and dismantling of the 100-year old building, according to security manager, Benji Sorrow.
An Arkansas-based family business is in the final stages of purchasing the plant, which was advertised for $1.2 million, Sorrow said. The family business dismantles textile mills and resales the usable wood, steel, brick, and other material. The environmental studies will help determine if and when the deal is finalized, he said.
The preliminary plans include leaving the main office, warehouses and weave room. Those facilities will be cleaned and marketed for other uses, Sorrow said.
If finalized, the project will bring in some construction-related jobs, he said, although five security guards, including Sorrow, will lose their jobs.
Christmas Winners
by Sherlyn York
The Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce 2008 Christmas Decoration Contest winners were chosen by out of town judges. There are ten winners all with an even rating, (no 1st - 10th place etc). Each winner received a framed certificate.
Bicycle Drawing
by Sherlyn York
All children ages 0-12 who visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at K & A Restaurant, December 19, can register for a bicycle to be given away. The drawing will be held on December 19. An age/gender appropriate bicycle will be purchased by the Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce and delivered to the winner by Christmas day.
Sales Tax Holiday
South Carolina will waive the state’s sales and use tax on purchases of handguns, rifles and shotguns during the first annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday, November 28-29.
The 48-hour tax break on firearm purchases begins at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 28 and continues through midnight Nov. 29. The tax exemption also applies to any local sales and use tax.
The tax break does not apply to accessories such as ammunition, black powder, holsters, archery supplies and similar items. It also does not apply to the sale of antique or collectible handguns or handguns that do not fire a fixed cartridge.
The South Carolina Department of Revenue has posted a list of exempt and non-exempt items and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions at its website, www.sctax.org, under the “What’s New” section.
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Chamber Cook Book Sale
by Sherlyn York
The Calhoun Falls Chamber of Commerce has re-ordered "Southern Cooking Calhoun Falls Style" Cookbooks. We had great success with our first order. We have 200 to sell just in time for the holidays or to purchase for family and friends. They are great to have on hand for a hostess gift for the holiday parties coming up.
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